Jacksonville jumps Jacks in Miami

MIAMI – South Dakota State played close with Jacksonville on Friday morning at the FIU Invitational, but came up on the short end of a 3-0 match, falling by the set scores of 25-23, 25-23 and 25-16.

“Hopefully we learned a lesson this morning in paying attention to the details,” head coach Phil McDaniel said. “We came out unfocused in the beginning and once we settled down we battled. I’m confident that we’ll be sharper tonight against FIU.”

The loss drops the Jackrabbits to 1-6 on the season, while the Dolphins remain perfect at 8-0.

Wagner Larson led the Jackrabbit offense with eight kills and one of the team’s two service aces, while Mikala Hora and Courtney Roberts both added six kills in the loss. Larson and Hora also tied career-highs with four block assists.